zoot suit, god bless america
The more digging, the bigger the graveyard is. During WWII, racial attacks occurred in Los Angeles against Latino, African, and Filopino Americans and immigrants. Zoot suits were worn often by youth and became the target for the attacks occurred by the very servicemen who had sworn to defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Even in the midst of the greatest war in human history, America still held on to racism and naming non-European peoples as the enemy. What difference was democracy from fascism, for what hope was there for non-”Aryan” peoples?
God bless America,
Land that I love.
Stand beside her, and guide her
Through the night with a light from above.
From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the oceans, white with foam
God bless America, My home sweet home.
How difficult it feels for me to sing such a song for a country with such great sin. But this is my prayer:
God bless America,
Land that I sojourn and have been called to love.
Stand beside her, and guide her
Despite her affair with violence.
As Hosea was to Gomer, do not leave this land!
Through the night with a light from above
Cast away all darkness that evil cannot hide.
From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the cities, soaked with blood.
God bless America, my Babylon.
(Source: Wikipedia)